Muri Junction railway station

Railway station in Jharkhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muri Junction, station code MURI, is the railway station serving the remote town of Muri in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Muri Junction belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Coordinates23°22′43″N 85°52′0″E
Elevation257 metres (843 ft)
System Indian Railways station
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MURI JUNCTION
General information
LocationMuri, Ranchi district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates23°22′43″N 85°52′0″E
Elevation257 metres (843 ft)
System Indian Railways station
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouth Eastern Railway
LinesNetaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line and Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure type
At grade
ParkingParking Available
Cycle facilities
No
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeMURI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Ranchi
ClassificationNSG-4
Websitewww.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
History
Opened1907; 119 years ago (1907)
Former namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus South Eastern Railway zone Tulin
towards Gomoh
South Eastern Railway zone
Muri–Ranchi line
Silli
Illoo South Eastern Railway zone
Tatanagar–Barkakana branch line
Harubera
Route map
km
156
150
Hatia
151
146
Argora
149
144
Ranchi
145
140
Namkom
Left arrow
Kandra–Namkom line
(planned)
Hadap
Ulida
Bundu
Tamar
Rangamati
Palgam
Kandra
138
133
Tatisilwai
133
128
Gangaghat
tracks split on
hilly terrain
117
Kherwa Kocha
114
Jonha
(Down arrow
towards Muri
DN trains only
)
121
Heslabera
113
Gautamdhara
(Up arrow
towards Ranchi
UP trains only
)
tracks split on
hilly terrain
106
Burwadag
98
Kita
90
Silli
84
Muri
Subarnarekha River
Jharkhand
West Bengal
79
Tulin
72
Jhalida
66
Begunkodor
60
Kotshila
55
Damrughutu
49
Pundag
West Bengal
Jharkhand
39
Radhagaon
32
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel Plant
26
Tupkadih
Damodar River
21
Rajabera
Chandrapura Thermal
Power Station
17
Chandrapura
21
Dugda
9
Telo
5
Kochargara
Jamunia River
0
N.S.C Bose Gomoh
Left arrow Asansol Jn. · Gaya Jn. Right arrow
km

km
126
Barkakana
121
Ramgarh Cantonment
109
Mael
106
Barkipona
99
Gola Road
90
Harubera
85
Sondimra
78
Barlanga
68
Muri
Subarnarekha River
Jharkhand
West Bengal
57
Illoo
55
Torang
44
Suisa
West Bengal
Jharkhand
37
30
Tiruldih
old route till 1990
31
Bakarkudi
29
Latemda
24
Haslang
18
Jhimri
8
Gunda Bihar
23
Ichadih
16
Dulmi
11
Pakridih
old route till 1990
Bamni River
0
Chandil
km
Location
Muri Junction is located in Jharkhand
Muri Junction
Muri Junction
Location within Jharkhand
Muri Junction is located in India
Muri Junction
Muri Junction
Location within India
Interactive map of Muri Junction
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History

The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a narrow-gauge railway of BNR in 1907.[1]

In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Chandil–Barkakana section to traffic.[2]

The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi)-long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[3]

Further extension

The railways have proposed a Silli–Iloo line bypassing Muri after construction of which trains from Ranchi can run to Tatanagar and Howrah without locomotive reversal at Muri, thus avoiding a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Muri.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.[4][5] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (GRP) are present for security. A railway medical unit providing health facilities is located near Muri Junction.[5]

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with a foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Many Express and Passenger trains pass through Muri Junction. Muri also serves as terminal station for few of them. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Ranchi to neighboring destinations on frequent intervals. Muri is connected to major cities of India- Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Dhanbad, Renukoot, Surat, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Puri, Jammu Tawi, etc. [6][7]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 63 kilometres (39 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 200 kilometres (120 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 289 kilometres (180 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 308 kilometres (191 mi)

See also

References

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